Isaiah 28:10-13

Judgment on Ephraim and Jerusalem

10 For it is precept upon precept, precept upon precept,
line upon line, line upon line,
here a little, there a little."

11 l For by people of strange lips
and with a foreign tongue
the Lord will speak to this people,
 12 to whom he has said,
m "This is rest;
give rest to the weary;
and this is repose";
yet they would not hear.
 13 And the word of the Lord will be to them
precept upon precept, precept upon precept,
line upon line, line upon line,
here a little, there a little,
n that they may go, and fall backward,
and be broken, and snared, and taken.

  1. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 14:21
    In the Law it is written, "By people of strange tongues and by the lips of foreigners will I speak to this people, and even then they will not listen to me, says the Lord.
    Isaiah 5:26 - 29
    He will raise a signal for nations far away, and whistle for them from the ends of the earth; and behold, quickly, speedily they come!
  2. Cross References
    Isaiah 30:15
    For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, "In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength." But you were unwilling.
    Matthew 11:28 - 29
    Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
  3. Cross References
    Isaiah 8:15
    And many shall stumble on it. They shall fall and be broken; they shall be snared and taken.
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